WIT Studio’s THE ONE PIECE remake finally has a launch window: February 2027 on Netflix. Season 1 is confirmed to run for 7 episodes, with every episode dropping at the same time.
For Malaysian and SEA anime fans, this is a pretty big deal. One Piece is legendary, yes, but asking a new viewer to start a 1,000+ episode anime in 2026 is macam asking someone to climb Mount Kinabalu with slippers. The remake looks designed to make Eiichiro Oda’s pirate epic easier to jump into without needing months of catch-up homework.
What Season 1 Will Cover
The first season will adapt roughly 50 chapters from the original manga, beginning with the East Blue saga and going up to Luffy meeting Sanji at the Baratie sea restaurant.
That means Season 1 should cover the early foundation of the Straw Hat crew — the part of the story where One Piece goes from “fun pirate adventure” to “okay, I understand why people are obsessed with this.”
Netflix has also confirmed that the season will have a total runtime of around 300 minutes. With 7 episodes, that suggests a more compressed but still substantial retelling, instead of dragging things out like older weekly anime sometimes did.
Why This Remake Exists
THE ONE PIECE is being produced by WIT Studio, the team known for high-profile animation work including Attack on Titan. The project was first announced in 2023 with a teaser focused on Romance Dawn and the East Blue beginning.
Unlike the long-running Toei anime, this remake is a fresh adaptation starting again from the manga’s opening arc. The idea is not to replace the original anime, but to give newer viewers a modern entry point with updated visuals, pacing, and presentation.
That matters especially in SEA, where One Piece already has multiple generations of fans. Older fans grew up with the anime, manga scans, TV broadcasts, DVDs, and later streaming. Newer fans, meanwhile, are used to modern anime formatting, widescreen visuals, seasonal drops, and tighter pacing. This remake could become the easiest way for younger Malaysian viewers to finally start One Piece without feeling buried.
Main Staff Behind THE ONE PIECE
The confirmed staff includes:
- Director: Masashi Koizuka (Attack on Titan)
- Assistant Director: Hideaki Abe (JUJUTSU KAISEN)
- Character Design / Chief Animation Director: Kyoji Asano (Attack on Titan, SPY x FAMILY), Takatoshi Honda (In/Spectre, The First Slam Dunk)
- Series Composition: Taku Kishimoto (Ranking of Kings, Haikyu!!)
- Prop Design: Eri Taguchi
- Action Animators: Shuhei Fukuda, Ken Imaizumi
- Art Director: Tomonori Kuroda
- Creature Design / Concept Art: Yasuhiro Kajino
- Animation Studio: WIT Studio
New concept art has also been revealed, giving fans a clearer look at how WIT Studio is approaching this version of Luffy’s world.
One Piece Is Everywhere Right Now
Netflix is clearly going all-in on the franchise. Alongside the remake, the platform previously shared more One Piece-related updates, including the live-action THE BATTLE OF ALABASTA Season 3 arriving in 2027 and a new LEGO special animation project scheduled for September 29.
The original One Piece manga by Eiichiro Oda began serialization in July 1997 and passed 500 million copies in circulation in August 2022. VIZ Media handles the English manga license, while Crunchyroll streams the anime.
For SEA fans, THE ONE PIECE could become the new “just start here bro” recommendation. The original anime still has its charm, but a Netflix-accessible remake with modern production might be exactly what the next wave of fans needs.
Source: Anime Corner